Substitute striker Sergio Aguero, who converted a penalty in the shootout, said: "It means so many things, a lot of people didn't think that Argentina would be in the final, but we know what a good team we have."

Meanwhile, Holland defender Vlaar, the first player to go in the shootout, was left to rue his saved attempt.

"Before I took the penalty, I wasn't nervous. I concentrated (on it).

"It had to go in but it didn't. We didn't get that many chances (during the game).

"We could have created more chances, but we didn't. We didn't get the chance to score and that's a shame."